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Saturday, October 11, 2014

Kailash Satyarthi-10 Things That You Need To Know About The Indian Who Just Won The Nobel Peace Prize

10 Things That You Need To Know About The Indian Who Just Won The Nobel Peace Prize

If you haven't heard it already, India-based Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan-based Malala Yousafzai just got awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education by the Norwegian Nobel Committee .

Everybody knows who Malala is, but do you have any idea about the awesome things that Satyarthi has done?

Here are 10 things that you must know about him:

1. He was born on January 11, 1954, in Vidisha, located near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

7. He is the face of Global March Against Child Labor - a large group of as many as 2000 social-purpose organizations and unions active in 140 countries.

8. He heads the South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude (SACCS) which rallies national and international institutions and NGOs to bring pressure on governments, manufacturers, and importers to stop exploiting illegal labor.

9. Despite facing false charges and death threats for his work, he continued to work for his vision.

Two of his colleagues have even been murdered.

10. His work has been appreciated and honoured earlier as well.

He received a grant from the Skoll Foundation, the Freedom Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, and the US State Department's Heroes Acting to End Modern-Day Slavery award.

His organisation Bachpan Bachao Andolan made this touching video.

We congratulate both Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for winning the honour.